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CVE-1999-1142

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1992-05-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-1999-1142
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.39%

Original NVD Description

SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.